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Today the House of Representatives passed legislation with the support of Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) to hold employees at the VA accountable for poor performance and misconduct while also implementing important reforms to improve the disability appeals process. The VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act (H.R. 5620) continues efforts to improve the level of service… Read more »

With the support of Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5063, the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act, which prevents federal agencies from incorporating mandatory “donations” in settlement agreements – a practice that has diverted approximately $880 million in settlement money away from deserving victims and American taxpayers and instead lined the… Read more »

Today the House of Representatives passed the CAPTIVE Act (H.R. 3394), bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) which ensures that American victims of terrorism can collect the blocked assets derived from drug proceeds as compensation awarded through court judgments. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. David Trott (R-MI), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Randy… Read more »

The House of Representatives today approved an amendment offered by Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) to prohibit federal government employees from conducting official government business using an unsecure private email server. Posey’s proposal was offered as an amendment to H.R. 4361, the Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act. “This amendment will codify into law a practice… Read more »

U.S. Representative Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) was joined by 22 of his House colleagues in writing to Attorney General Loretta Lynch calling for the appointment of a Special Counsel to continue the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of an unsecure private email server during her tenure at the State Department and the mishandling of classified… Read more »

With the support of Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), the House of Representatives passed important legislation to protect the First Amendment right of all Americans to make donations to tax-exempt nonprofit groups without the fear of retaliation by politically motivated employees at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). For years the IRS has been plagued by serious allegations of… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement regarding this weekend's shooting in Orlando: “My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their loved ones of this weekend’s tragic shooting in Orlando,” said Congressman Posey. “If the investigations reveal that other individuals or organizations played a role in this attack, then the government must do what’s… Read more »

Today the House Judiciary Committee approved the CAPTIVE Act (H.R. 3394), bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) to ensure that American victims of terrorism can collect the blocked assets derived from drug proceeds as compensation awarded through court judgments. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. David Trott (R-MI), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Randy Forbes… Read more »

Today the House of Representatives passed important bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) to block the Justice Department and financial regulators from abusing their authority to target legal and law abiding businesses they may not like. The Financial Institution Customer Protection Act (H.R. 766) is a continued effort to ensure the Administration’s… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement regarding passage of the omnibus spending bill: “With our national debt about to reach $19 trillion, it is past time for Washington to get serious about fixing our broken budget process,” said Congressman Bill Posey. “Despite the steady funding levels for our space program, the omnibus bill continues the… Read more »